Wyclif (Past Masters) [Hardcover]

Anthony Kenny (Author)

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• Hardcover: 116 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (May 23, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192876473
• ISBN-13: 978-0192876478
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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I may be wrong but it seems to me that Wyclif is not a figure on the caliber of Dante or Aquinas or Cervantes or Pascal or the great majority of those included in the ' Past Masters' series. And in fact I believe there are a few more British names on the list than there should be . This does not really damage the excellency of this series as a whole, but it does show that the Oxford Press British too are capable of a bit of intellectual chauvinism.
As for Wyclif I found that this little book was extremely difficult to read, and spend much of its time on very hard and minor philosophical problems. Wyclif's great distinction after all is not his philosophy but his taking a courageous stance against the wealth and corruption of the medieval Church, and his daring to confront the Papacy. Along with this his great contribution is his translation(the first) of the Bible into English.
This work tells his story, his main accomplishments and perhaps gives a bit more of his philosophy than we need to hear about today.